Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-17


Mormon church, made demand at Salt Lake City,
on Tuesday, for the Temple Block, on which stands
the Mormon Temple, Assembly Hall, and the large
Tabernacle. These buildings and adjacent grounds
have been used upward OF forty years exclusively
for religious purposes He also took possession OF
the parsonage, known as the Gard House, and the
church historians Office, leaving men In charge.
The demand was further made for ell books,
papers securities, and other personal church prop
erty.
A Farmers SOnsnam bulistic Adventure
From the Missouri Republican.
Antoine Schubert, a well-known farmer about
sixty years Of age, In ut OF somnambulism,
jumped from the second-story window OF the Tie
mann House, on East Main street, Belleville about
O'Clock yesterday morning, into the rear yard,
and luckily escaped with no more serious Injuries
than sprained ankle and bruised arm and back.
The farmer retired at O'Clock, and all went well
with him until shortly before g O'Clock, when he
dreamed that his stock was suffering for want OF
water He jumped out of bed, and, imagining that
the blankets were his overcoat he wrapped him.
sell In them, and, without awakening, mistOOk
the window for the door and jumped out Next TO
the hotel was One-StOry brick building, used for
a storehouse, with a narrow passageway between
the two buildings, scarcely wide enough for child
10 walk through. Schubert fell through this OPEN
Ing 10 the ground, a distance OF 10 feet The
fall awakened him, but he was wedged so tightly
between the two buildings that he could not
extrlcate himself and so doubled up that
wtde-awake policeman heard the noise made by
the fall, and thinking he had good catch, he APP
and revolver In the other, ready to capture the
supposed robber alive or dead. The hoStler, hear
Ing the policeman enter the yard, was awakened
thief after the valuable stock, rushed out OF the
barn, prepared TO demolish the policeman. At
this tuncture a low moan was heard In the narrow
passageway, "For Gods sake, help me out; I'm
dying which came from the somnambulistic far
mer, who was now wide awake. The hoStler saw
the policeman's star, and the peeler recognized
the hOstler with his pitchfork. Mutual explana-
tons followed, the implements OF war were laid
After an hours hard work Schubert was released
from his unpleasant position, nearly frightened to
death, but otherwise not seriously injured.
MARRIAGE OF CANOvAs DEL COsrIILO.-Canovas
del Costello, ex-prime minister OF SPAIN has been
married at Madrid 70 Joaquin, daughter of the
Marquis de Paente Sotomayor. representative
OF the queen was present at the wedding and after
the ceremony Senior Canovas and his bride went to
the palace ana paid their respects to the queen.
VIRGINIA METHODIST CONFERENCE.-THE one hun
dred and nth session Of the virginia Methodist
conference began at Danville Wednesday, Bishop
Key, OF Georgia, presiding. DR.. Paul Whitehead
was elected secretary, and Rev. +. A. Peterson
and 5. 5. Lambeth, assistants. Standing commit
tees were then appointed. and when motion was
made 10 appoint a committee on temperance, the
bishop said: NO. sir; we do not appoint commit
tees on temperance; We have passed temperance
down In my country, and now call IL prohibition
committee on prohibition was appointed. Me-
honor OF eleven preachers who have died since the
last conference. Last night Rev. II. c. Heatham
preached the open ng sermon, after which COM
munion was administered.
THUNDERSTORM WINS THE DERBY CuP.-At the
Derby meeting In England yesterday the race for
lengths, Cataract second and Mischief a bad
third. There were sixteen starters. Hambetonian
was ravortte In the betting at ) 9. The betting
against Thunderstorm was II to l; against Cata-
ract, to 1, and against Mischief. so to1.
BALTIMORE AND OHIO FINANcEs.-A special meet
Ing OF the finance committee OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad. postponed from yesterday, will be
held In Baltimore to-day. 1t is said that Acting
President Burns and ice-President Spencer have
completed arrangements with the syndicate OF
New York and London bankers by which all mort
cages on Baltimore and ohio properties will be
taken up and a general mortgage for the aggre-
gate amount given 1t is also stated that the syn
dictate will be represented by four members in the
board OF directors, the election OF which will occur
on Monday next.
MOTHERS DESPERATE AcT.-Mrs. Levin Mears
residing alone with her daughter nine years OF
age at East Cambridge Md, Tuesday evening adj
ministered large dose OF laudanum to her Child
and then took quantity herself The child died
about II o'ciock and the mother being nauseated
yomlted up the poison and her life was saved.
She had been separated from her husband about a
year ago and since then had been living partially
on charity. She confesses that she was tired OF
made use OF the laudanum. She has been arrested.
The LONDON SOCIALISTS WILL TRY AGAN-A
meeting OF the London radical clubs and socialist
delegates wa, held Wednesday evening. After a
nvely debate II was resolved by large majority
10 hole a meeting In Hyde Park on Sunday next
and 10 send small deputatiOn to Trafal SQUARE
The object OF the latter move is to secure a tech
Meal case OF assault against the police 1t is
pected that the deputatOn will be prevented from
entering the square. The whole question Of the
hight OF the public 10 hold meetings in the square
Will be then raised In the courts. motion against
attempting to meet in Trafalgar square until the
legal question has been decided was rejected.
WHAT THE QUAKKxs BELIKvE-At the yearly
meeting OF the Society OF Friends. In progress In
Friends has been adopted the gist Of which is con-
talned In the following paragraph: at is under
deep sense OF what We owe 10 Him who has ioved
US That we feel called upon TO offer declaration OF
those fundamental doctrines OF Christian truth
That nave always been prolessed by our branch OF
the church OF Christ. We believe In one holy,
almighty, all-wise, and everlasting God, the
Father, the creator, and preserver Of all things
and In Jesus Christ, His only Son. our Lord by
things consist; and in one Holy Spirit, proceeding
from the Father and the Son, the reprover OF the
world. the witness for Christ, and the teacher
guide, and sanctifer Of the people OF God; and
that these three are one in the eternal GOdhead
TO whom be honor, praise and thanksgiving, now
and forever. Amen"
CAUSED HIS EMPLOYERS FAILURE-The examina-
ton OF the BOOKS OF Henry +. Moss, the New York
the defalcation OF Edward Schlessinger his conn.,
Dental CLERK has shown how he obtained the
attorneys ior Mr.. Moss, showed the reporter
| checks which Schlessinger had drawn on the
banks, the proceeds OF which he used, aggregating
$4,000. Part OF the money went 10 De Mott a. Du.
rant, STOCK brokers, and the balance to Schlessn-
/ ger himself. The labor account was overdrawn
5000 by Schlessinger.
AMENDING RHODE ISLAND ELECTION LAws.-The
Bourne BILL introduced by senator Bourne and
backed by the republican majority In the Rhode
Island senate 10 Offset the democratic open
suffrage movement, provides that every male cit1-
Zen native or naturaZed. shall be entitled to vote
IOr all Out city councillors In the three cities and
Tor The expenditure OF money, without recurring
ownership or real estate by naturallZed ciliZens
as now Registry taxes shall be assessed on every
qualned voter, with the exception OF mariners.
| Lnilltiamen and people TOO poor TO pay such tax
This amendment II Is proposed to have voted on
Dy the people at the State election in Aprl
| PLATFORM OF THE ENGLISH LIBERAL LEAGUE.-At
the annual conference or the English Liberal
League yesterday II was announced that the league
had 40 branch lodges and 1000 members. pro-
gram was adopted approving home rule, colonial
federation, triennial pariaments the payment OF
members OF parliament, free education manhood
suffrage, International arbitration ana female
| franchise.
| OIL FLOWING INT0 HIS WEII.-Joshua Bailey OF
stony Run, Pa has discovered coal oil In his well
ana Inc residents In that vicinity think he
mas struck II rich AT first everybody sus-
pected that some practical Joker had poured
| quantity OF oil into the well, but &c has been
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